Bass player, record producer and founding member of the band [[artist:Chic]] with [[artist:Nile Rodgers]].

Born: 31 October 1952 Greenville, N Carolina.

Died: 18 April 1996 in Japan after a reunion concert "Chic Live at the Budokan" for Japanese TV to celebrate Nile Rodgers' work as a producer.

Father of [[artist:Bernard Edwards Jr.]] aka [[artist:Focus (4)]].